What is this Sudar\u015bana cakra?<\/p>\n
The Sudar\u015bana chakra is the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by which He creates the entire material world. Sa aik\u1e63ata, sa as\u1e5bjata<\/em>. This is the Vedic version. The Sudar\u015bana chakra, which is the origin of creation and is most dear to the Lord, has thousands of spokes. This Sudar\u015bana chakra is the killer of the prowess of all other weapons, the killer of darkness, and the manifester of the prowess of devotional service; it is the means of establishing religious principles, and it is the killer of all irreligious activities. Without his mercy, the universe cannot be maintained, and therefore the Sudar\u015bana chakra is employed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.<\/p>\n In the Srimad Bahagavatam, Ninth Canto, we come across the story of a pure devotee of lord, Ambarisha Maharaja, who engaged all his senses in devotional service of the Lord. Once, when the yogi Durvasa Muni attempted to curse Ambarisha Maharaja, Sri Sudarshana Chakra came to his rescue and chased Durvasa Muni. The sage Durvasa couldn\u2019t escape from Sri Sudarshana\u2019s wrath even after seeking refuge in the three worlds. Finally, he fell at the lotus feet of Ambarisha Maharaja and begged his forgiveness and sought for protection.<\/p>\n Then, the great devotee Ambarisha Maharaja offered the following prayers to pacify Sri Sudarshana Chakra and begged Him to forgive Durvasa Muni.<\/p>\n ambar\u012b\u1e63a uv\u0101ca Mah\u0101r\u0101ja Ambar\u012b\u1e63a said: O Sudar\u015bana cakra, you are fire, you are the most powerful sun, and you are the moon, the master of all luminaries. You are water, earth and sky, you are the air, you are the five sense objects [sound, touch, form, taste and smell], and you are the senses also.<\/strong><\/p>\n sudar\u015bana namas tubhya\u1e41 O most favorite of Acyuta, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, you have thousands of spokes. O master of the material world, destroyer of all weapons, original vision of the Personality of Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto you. Kindly give shelter and be auspicious to this br\u0101hma\u1e47a.<\/strong><\/p>\n tva\u1e41 dharmas tvam \u1e5bta\u1e41 satya\u1e41 O Sudar\u015bana wheel, you are religion, you are truth, you are encouraging statements, you are sacrifice, and you are the enjoyer of the fruits of sacrifice. You are the maintainer of the entire universe, and you are the supreme transcendental prowess in the hands of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You are the original vision of the Lord, and therefore you are known as Sudar\u015bana. Everything has been created by your activities, and therefore you are all-pervading.<\/strong><\/p>\n nama\u1e25 sun\u0101bh\u0101khila-dharma-setave O Sudar\u015bana, you have a very auspicious hub, and therefore you are the upholder of all religion. You are just like an inauspicious comet for the irreligious demons. Indeed, you are the maintainer of the three worlds, you are full of transcendental effulgence, you are as quick as the mind, and you are able to work wonders. I can simply utter the word \u201cnama\u1e25,\u201d offering all obeisances unto you.<\/strong><\/p>\n tvat-tejas\u0101 dharma-mayena sa\u1e41h\u1e5bta\u1e41 O master of speech, by your effulgence, full of religious principles, the darkness of the world is dissipated, and the knowledge of learned persons or great souls is manifested. Indeed, no one can surpass your effulgence, for all things, manifested and unmanifested, gross and subtle, superior and inferior, are but various forms of you that are manifested by your effulgence.<\/strong><\/p>\n yad\u0101 vis\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6das tvam ana\u00f1janena vai O indefatigable one, when you are sent by the Supreme Personality of Godhead to enter among the soldiers of the Daityas and the D\u0101navas, you stay on the battlefield and unendingly separate their arms, bellies, thighs, legs and heads.<\/strong><\/p>\n sa tva\u1e41 jagat-tr\u0101\u1e47a khala-prah\u0101\u1e47aye O protector of the universe, you are engaged by the Supreme Personality of Godhead as His all-powerful weapon in killing the envious enemies. For the benefit of our entire dynasty, kindly favor this poor br\u0101hma\u1e47a. This will certainly be a favor for all of us.<\/strong><\/p>\n yady asti dattam i\u1e63\u1e6da\u1e41 v\u0101 If our family has given charity to the proper persons, if we have performed ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices, if we have properly carried out our occupational duties, and if we have been guided by learned br\u0101hma\u1e47as, I wish, in exchange, that this br\u0101hma\u1e47a be freed from the burning caused by the Sudar\u015bana cakra.<\/strong><\/p>\n yadi no bhagav\u0101n pr\u012bta If the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is one without a second, who is the reservoir of all transcendental qualities, and who is the life and soul of all living entities, is pleased with us, we wish that this br\u0101hma\u1e47a, Durv\u0101s\u0101 Muni, be freed from the pain of being burned.<\/strong><\/p>\n Please recite these prayers on the occasion of Sudarshana Jayanti seeking shelter and protection from the Lord today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sri Sudarshana Maha chakra is one of the transcendental weapons of the Supreme Lord Vishnu\/Krishna. 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<\/p>\nAmbarisha Maharaja’s prayers to Sudarshana Chakra from Srimad Bhagavatam:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\ntvam agnir bhagav\u0101n s\u016bryas
\ntva\u1e41 somo jyoti\u1e63\u0101\u1e41 pati\u1e25
\ntvam \u0101pas tva\u1e41 k\u1e63itir vyoma
\nv\u0101yur m\u0101trendriy\u0101\u1e47i ca<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n
\nsahasr\u0101r\u0101cyuta-priya
\nsarv\u0101stra-gh\u0101tin vipr\u0101ya
\nsvasti bh\u016by\u0101 i\u1e0daspate<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n
\ntva\u1e41 yaj\u00f1o \u2019khila-yaj\u00f1a-bhuk
\ntva\u1e41 loka-p\u0101la\u1e25 sarv\u0101tm\u0101
\ntva\u1e41 teja\u1e25 pauru\u1e63a\u1e41 param<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n
\nhy adharma-\u015b\u012bl\u0101sura-dh\u016bma-ketave
\ntrailokya-gop\u0101ya vi\u015buddha-varcase
\nmano-jav\u0101y\u0101dbhuta-karma\u1e47e g\u1e5b\u1e47e<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n
\ntama\u1e25 prak\u0101\u015ba\u015b ca d\u1e5b\u015bo mah\u0101tman\u0101m
\nduratyayas te mahim\u0101 gir\u0101\u1e41 pate
\ntvad-r\u016bpam etat sad-asat par\u0101varam<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n
\nbala\u1e41 pravi\u1e63\u1e6do \u2019jita daitya-d\u0101navam
\nb\u0101h\u016bdarorv-a\u1e45ghri-\u015birodhar\u0101\u1e47i
\nv\u1e5b\u015bcann ajasra\u1e41 pradhane vir\u0101jase<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n
\nnir\u016bpita\u1e25 sarva-saho gad\u0101-bh\u1e5bt\u0101
\nviprasya c\u0101smat-kula-daiva-hetave
\nvidhehi bhadra\u1e41 tad anugraho hi na\u1e25<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n
\nsva-dharmo v\u0101 svanu\u1e63\u1e6dhita\u1e25
\nkula\u1e41 no vipra-daiva\u1e41 ced
\ndvijo bhavatu vijvara\u1e25<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n
\neka\u1e25 sarva-gu\u1e47\u0101\u015braya\u1e25
\nsarva-bh\u016bt\u0101tma-bh\u0101vena
\ndvijo bhavatu vijvara\u1e25<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n